Installing IntraNetware 4.11 Client for MacOS
I've got NetWare 4.11 running in a VM (excessive screenshots). Now I'm installing the client provided on the IntraNetWare 4.11 CD. This is version 5.11 of the MacOS Client, the final version released by Novell and the most recent version freely available (subsequent versions require a license from ProSoft who stopped selling it in 2016).
Contents
Tools
Things you'll need to complete this:
- Basilisk II with:
- System 7.6 installed (7.5.3 is freely available and similar enough that it will probably do as well).
- a TAP ethernet device bridged to your LAN (IPX won't get through Slirp or the Basilisk Router)
- The IntraNetWare 4.11 CD-ROM. You can also grab this version of the client (5.11) from the MacOS Netware Clients page.
Installing MacOS in the emulator is out of scope for this document as nothing unusual is required.
The important settings I used for Basilisk II are: Adding the NetWare 4.11 ISO (nw411.iso) as a volume
And using TAP for the ethernet interface:
Installing the Client
We're starting off with a clean install of System 7.6 in Basilisk II. The NetWare 4.11 ISO is mounted as a hard disk (you could also just put your physical Netware 4.11 CD in your CD-ROM drive and let Basilisk II access it from there)
Mac OS Clients Installer is probably what we want
The Mac OS Clients Installer! Click the top Install button.
Good to know I guess. Hit continue.
More license stuff. Continue...
Click install to use IPX.
Click yes
A scroll bar fills instantly (this mac is fast!). Time to reboot!
Some new extensions! Have to be real fast with the screenshot button here!
Notice the dead tree icon on the right in the menu bar?
This is where NetWare lives! Lets try logging in.
Its already found my NetWare tree (zxnet)!
More options!
Log in...
Logging in...
The tree is alive!
More Screenshots
A few more options
About..
Configure...
Connections...
Tree properties
Server properties
Log out completely... I'm not sure what the "completely" part is about. This just you out - the tree menu icon dies but Mac OS lives on)
NetWare Client Utilities!?
More to explore!
NetWare Directory Browser
Double-clicking a server brings up the Netware Volume Mounter
Double-clicking a volume mount it
The "Save VNW411_SYS to Desktop" menu item made that red icon on the desktop. Double-clicking the red icon mounts the volume!
The SYS volume... On Mac OS!
NetWare Print Chooser
NetWare Volume Mounter
MacIPX Control Panel
MacIPX Advanced Options
Recent Servers
Disclaimer & Comments
I'm not a netware expert, don't have any of those fancy novell certifications and have never administred a netware network; I've just played with it at home occasionally since 2004 or so. Email me if you've got any suggestions or corrections for this page or any extra information you think is worth including here. My address is david at this websites domain name (without the www bit of course).